Budgets for looked after children and safeguarding due to rise The Office for National Statistics has released details of planned expenditure by local authorities on a range of services relating to schools, education, children and young people’s services for the financial year April 2013 – March 2014. The figures in the release include …

This report presents the latest statistics on type and volume of cases that are received and processed through the court system of England and Wales in the second quarter of 2013 (April to June). This report also provides a narrative on annual trends. These statistics focus on three main categories: civil, family and criminal matters. …

Nearly 4,000 children in England were adopted from care in the year to March. Various policies have been brought in to boost adoption numbers The latest statistics from the government show an increase of 15% compared with the year before, and ministers say it is a record. The government has a drive to …

Cohabiting couples and lone parents households increase The latest statistical bulletin, published by the Office for National Statistics and derived from the 2011 census, focuses on the structure of households. The bulletin shows that the number of UK residents under the age of 65 living in a one family married couple household has declined by …

There were 795 care applications in December 2011. Care application demand has remained at a very high level. Between April and December 2011, Cafcass received 7,487 new applications. This figure is 10.5% higher when compared to the same period last year. Applications received between May and December this year have been the highest ever recorded by Cafcass …

The number of divorces in England and Wales increased by 4.9% last year – the first annual increase for eight years – official figures show. The Office for National Statistics said there were 119,589 divorces in 2010 compared with 113,949 in 2009. When the divorce rate last rose in 2003, there were 153,065 break-ups, a …